As soon as I learned that former Secretary of State Colin Powell had died Monday, my mind flashed back to his infamous U.N. speech on Feb. 5, …
Like so many issues corrupted by America’s increasing political extremism, the cartoonish contours of our public abortion debate belie the mor…
Michael Paul Williams — a columnist with the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Richmond, Va. — won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Commentary "for penetra…
The most glaring flaw in media coverage of Washington is that it focuses heavily on process and seldom on substance. That’s certainly been the…
Like many others, I have conversations that fall into a predictable pattern. Someone will make a statement that contradicts known facts with r…
Recent quotes from many politicians claim that the proposed $3.5 trillion spending bill costs “zero.” Just in case you were wondering, this is…
Tradition in cultures the world over endows the final words of individuals departing this realm special significance, so it’s only right those…
There seems to be something for everyone in the massive spending packages now working their way through Congress. And with a price tag of $4.6…
A Facebook friend and fellow Baylor journalism alum David Morrison shared an interesting diversion that promised to identify one’s geographic …
Vast improvements, particularly in communications, have been made since Winter Storm Uri in February to better prepare the natural gas supply …
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wouldn’t want you to mistake his push to forbid private companies and others from issuing vaccine mandates as just anot…
The American head and heart aren’t in alignment on immigration. They are savagely apart.
In 2020, many on the right had modest hopes for President Biden.
Maybe Facebook can’t be fixed.
Episode 23: Richard Kyte and Scott Rada talk about how to reduce the conflict and celebrate the traditions of these three holidays.
Commentary: People who have a regular third place expand their circle of friends, laugh more often, are more engaged in their community, are h…
If you watch television advertising for any length of time, it immediately becomes clear that corporations aren’t just selling cars, phones an…
Rachel Marsden: If you cared about the Facebook outage, you’re a target for manipulation and control
On Oct. 4, major social media applications run by Facebook, including WhatsApp, Instagram and the social media giant itself, all went dark wor…
A falsehood-fed fire is engulfing American democracy, where more than half of Trump voters -- and 4 out of 10 Biden voters -- support secessi…
Pharrell Williams has reeled in a boatload of awards as a recording artist and producer. But the Virginia Beach native’s greatest hit may have…
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Social scientists Dr. Alison Dagnes and Dr. Lawrence Eppard are joined by University of Baltimore law professor Kimberly Wehle to discuss the …
State government in Texas is more of a slapdash operation than our high school civics teachers prepared us for. Some of the people working in …
According to Congressional Budget Office figures, the average household in the top one percent earns 120 times what the average poor household…
Efforts to contain the pandemic have revealed deep conflicts dormant in American culture. Topping the list: how we think of freedom. No idea i…
I was recently listening to NPR as they discussed the drastic increase in flooding across the country as a result of climate change. They went…
The $3.5 trillion (or more) federal spending proposal now under consideration has some worthy components, but on the whole is concerning. It’s…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As a police officer, Sarah Brummer has had to deal with the tragedy of deceased babies. As an expectant mom, she read and h…
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